33.5%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Gambier · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Mount Gambier
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
One in three people in Mount Gambier live with a long-term health condition, which is a much higher rate than across Australia. These health challenges are a significant part of life for many residents, with 33.5% of the population managing a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.6%, followed closely by asthma (10.3%) and arthritis (10.2%). This overall rate of chronic health issues is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
10.6%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Mount Gambier, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people in Mount Gambier need help with daily activities than in most other areas, with 7.2% requiring support. This figure has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4002/mount-gambier/topic/health-disability